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1835 Oct 2: Japanese doctor Hanaoka Seishu died. Used anesthetic "tsusensan" in 150+ breast cancer surgeries https://t.co/sNzEnhfB60 #histmed #OTD
1792 Sept 27: The fabulous British illustrator & caricaturist George Cruikshank was born. He died 1 Feb 1878. One of his medical works is "Headache" https://t.co/psjYlMzQ3C #histmed
1926 Sept 26: Singer & actress Julie London was born. Among other film/TV roles she starred in "Emergency!" a popular US TV show in the 1970's https://t.co/NXQxJH6B5k Died 18 Oct 2000 https://t.co/dM7x7knF9B #histmed #histnursing Did I mention she sang, too?
Today's Find: Anesthesia & medical history items from my Twitter feed Sept 1-15 via @wakelet https://t.co/cfIEBOjbJl #histmed #histnursing
Sunday Patent Medicine Trade Card: A "sure cure" for 25 cents https://t.co/ksmnPpOsx1 The back of the card has a number of testimonials; ca. 1870-1890 #histmed
1846 Sept 7: Gilbert Abbott met with surgeon John Collins Warren in Boston about his neck tumor; the Oct 16 surgery now known as Ether Day https://t.co/HI1kmdKSmC #histmed
Today's Patent Medicine Trade Card: Headache Cured! By Dr. Mettaur's headache pills "a certain relief" https://t.co/zofbktvm2I #histmed See also https://t.co/QQWTztlm9k ca. 1870-1890
1849 Sept 3: American author Sarah Orne Jewett was born https://t.co/8NG63z9FNv Her 1884 novel “A Country Doctor” follows the trials of a female physician. She died 24 June 1909 #OTD #histmed
Today's Painting: Lillian Wald who led U.S. Nurses' Emergency Council during 1918 flu epidemic https://t.co/abndI8956w This 1919 portrait is by William Valentine Schevill She was born 10 Mar 1867 & died 1 Sept 1940 #histmed #histnursing
Saturday Vintage Book Cover: Her sister marries the man she loves. Marnay only wrote a few romances, this one published in Oct 1965 https://t.co/dxVRymqf8q #histmed #histnursing